The UltraMetabolism Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes that Will Turn on Your Fat-Burning DNA
The UltraMetabolism Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes that Will Turn on Your Fat-Burning DNA
From the Three-Time New York Times Bestselling Author of Ultraprevention, Ultrametabolism, and The Ultrasimple Diet
In UltraMetabolism, Dr. Mark Hyman brought the new science of weight loss to the general public. By learning to work with the body instead of against it, you can ignite your natural fat-burning furnace and reprogram your body to burn fat and keep it off for good.
Simply put, eat the right foods and send instructions of weight loss and health; eat the wrong foods and send messages of weight gain and disease.
The UltraMetabolism Cookbook puts Ultra-Metabolism into overdrive with 200 convenient, easy-to-prepare, and, of course, delicious recipes for the right foods that will bring on a lifetime of good health and healthy weight.
The first part of the book reacquaints the reader with the UltraMetabolism plan and then offers a wide variety of delicious, easily prepared dishes for both Phase I — the three-week detoxification of your system — and Phase II, which rebalances your metabolism in four weeks and offers the way to a healthy metabolism for life!
Look your best, feel your best, perform at your best, and eat such fantastic meals as Roasted Shrimp, Turkey and Red Bean Chili, and Ratatouille. And that’s just Phase I!
As you progress through the UltraMetabolism plan and enter Phase II, you’ll add satisfying, flavor-packed appetizers — Curried Deviled Eggs with Cashews, anyone? — as well as many more new salads, meats, fish, shellfish, soups, poultry, grains, vegetables, breakfast foods, and snacks. And there are lots of plant-based options and bean dishes for vegetarians.
In addition to the clear, cutting-edge science and great recipes in The UltraMetabolism Cookbook, you’ll find countless ideas of how to integrate the UltraMetabolism way of eating into your lifestyle, from quick weeknight suppers to entertaining and holiday meals.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars The ONLY cookbook you need!!
I can’t say enough about this cookbook! I read and followed Ultra-metabolism and had great results, so I bought the cookbook for more recipes. Honestly, I feel like I’m eating at a spa most days. Not only that, but by eating whole foods, you can eat A LOT more calorie-wise. I agree with the reviewer that said to always use fresh herbs when called for. We just planted an herb garden, so I won’t have to spend money on them anymore. This book stays on my counter and I plan all my meals with it. It’s not that hard….if you want to eat healthy, you have to put the time into it to PLAN PLAN PLAN. This isn’t a fad diet, it’s a lifestyle and I’m so happy to have found Mark Hyman’s books!
5 Stars Best tasting healthy recipes by far!
I got this book about a year and a half ago and it is still my go to cookbook. I haven’t made a single recipe that I haven’t loved and gotten rave reviews for. The quinoa and garbanzo bean salad is to die for and the green bean, tomato and pumpkin seed salad is phenomonal (I’ve had multiple people ask for the recipe). I’ve been a bit slacking lately, but when I was fully committed to the book I dropped from a size 6 to a size 4 which is smaller than I was in high school when I was extremely active. Fully committing is pretty costly, but definitely worth it. I’m hoping he comes out with a second book soon cause I’ve made each of these quite a few times already! On a seperate note, Clean Eating Magazine also has a ton of amazing recipes if you are looking for delicious and clean options and runs a close second to this book!
4 Stars Full of flavor
I have prepared several recipes from this book. Each one has been relatively simple to prepare and full of flavor. The recipes call for several organic ingredients which can get a little expensive. Those can easily be replaced by non-organics if need be.
The book is filled with tons of good information on how our bodies work with the foods we ingest and how to increase metabolism.
5 Stars A lifestyle change
If you are looking for a diet book, this book isn’t for you. If, however, you want to change the way you eat, feel better, and keep the weight off that you lose then buy this book.
The first section of the book explains why preservatives and artificial food additives are bad and why eating freshly made foods can increase the metabolism. The second section is divided into two phases of recipes; the first being a month-long detoxification phase to clear out preservatives and artificial substances out of the body, and the second phase is a more broad set of recipes that is less restrictive on what you can eat.
If you do plan to try this book, you need to be prepared to:
1) Be able to follow recipes and cook for yourself or have some one to do so for you. No fast food or frozen dinners.
2) Have time to cook. While some of the recipes are quick, others take quite a bit of time. I can make grilled chicken in about 15 minutes, but making soup can take nearly an hour. (I double or triple recipes and keep left-overs for time-consuming recipes.)
3) Buy kitchen utensils and appliances. The book lists useful ones. I haven’t bought the full list, but the ones I have do really help make things easier.
Now you must be asking yourself, “If I get this book, will it really work?” In my case, I have been seriously overweight for most of my life. I have tried other diets, but none seemed to work. At my last weigh-in at my doctor’s office before getting this book I was 344 lbs and wearing a size 50 jeans. After 5 months using these recipes I returned and weighed in at 279 lbs wearing a size 44 jeans (That is 65 lbs in 5 months).
Try it, stick with it, and it will work for you. The food tastes great due to the spices, so I never have a problem wanting something I shouldn’t have. I really recommend this book to anyone who needs to take off the weight and keep it off naturally.
5 Stars The Ultra-Metabolism Cookbook
Together with the Ultra-Prevention Book by Hyman, this cookbook is easy, accessible, and fun to use. It’s also very healthy, as you know when you taste your first recipe. It forced me to try new vegetables, which I have liked. Highly recommended.
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